International

By Laura Smith-Spark and Charles Pellegrin, CNN Nearly a dozen countries have passed laws opening up marriage to same-sex couples Paris (CNN) -- The French Senate opened debate Thursday on a…

Mick Philpott has been described in court as "the driving force" behind a fire that killed six of his children, as he was sentenced to life in prison. He was told by the trial judge at Nottingham…

By Holly Yan, CNN April 2, 2013 -- (CNN) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition continues to improve, the country's presidential office said. Mandela, 94, was readmitted last…

By Marilia Brocchetto, CNN March 28, 2013 (CNN) -- A Brazilian doctor appeared in court for allegedly killing seven patients to free up hospital beds in the southeast city of Curitiba. Virginia Helena…

From Carol Cratty, CNN March 27, 2013 -- Updated 0609 GMT (1409 HKT) (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of a 64-year-old woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The woman,…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's 2005 trial and acquittal on child sex abuse charges may be revisited in a civil lawsuit next month that pits the pop singer's mother against concert…

By Tom Cohen. John King and Jessica Yellin, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) -- President Barack Obama tried Thursday to invigorate the stalled Middle East peace process, urging young Israelis to pressure their…

By Jason Hanna and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN March 20, 2013 -- (CNN) -- For the first time since the Taliban shot her five months ago, Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai has done what made her a target…

By Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) -- A British woman touring India dropped from her hotel room's balcony to the one below to escape the hotel's owner, who had been trying to enter her room, police said…

By Harmeet Shah Singh and Sumnima Udas, CNN New Delhi (CNN) -- Six men have been arrested following the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss tourist in central India and are due to appear in court Monday,…

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn-euro (£8.7bn) bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy. The deal was reached after talks in Brussels between the ministers and the…

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) -- From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. He's the first Jesuit and the first Latin American in…

By Jason Horowitz and Anthony Faiola, The Washington PostUpdated: VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope Friday, becoming the first pontiff from Latin America and…

By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor RABAT, Morocco -- The Kingdom of Morocco, which has been affected very little by the Arab Spring, wants to expand ties with the Caribbean Community…

By CNN Staff (CNN) -- An Ohio jury Tuesday convicted a 53-year-old man for killing three men who had answered a Craigslist ad for work on a cattle farm. Richard Beasley was found guilty on 26…